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General Two Stroke Talk / FIRST LOOK ? SHERCO?S 300 SE-R FUEL INJECTION
« on: December 27, 2014, 06:15:44 AM »
But  stu, that's the beauty of it,   if you like your carby you can keep your carby.

We'll see.

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General Two Stroke Talk / FIRST LOOK ? SHERCO?S 300 SE-R FUEL INJECTION
« on: December 27, 2014, 01:52:44 AM »
Bout 600 for the throttle body assembly, 400+ for the ECU, and lets not even talk about the $80 an hour a shop will charge to find out what the problem actually is. And its not uncommon for them to be wrong.

I spoke to a guy that spent 1 grand in labour and miscellaneous parts at a shop trying to find out why his KX450F wasn't getting fuel, turned out to be a whole new computer was needed, costing another $800. Theres hundreds of storys just like that. Know what I do when my bike stops getting fuel? Pull the carby apart and clean it. 2 hour job. Free.

As I have said previously: If the manufacturers are willing to offer a 10 year guarentee on their electronics that are not fair wear and tear parts, I will happily run out and buy a new EFI bike. But they won't. I have no objections to EFI whatsoever other than what happens when it stops running?

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General Two Stroke Talk / FIRST LOOK ? SHERCO?S 300 SE-R FUEL INJECTION
« on: December 27, 2014, 12:16:00 AM »
Simple, as factory states,  you don't have to jet efi.

And the 2 minutes it takes to change a main or pilot jet is worth not only hte initial increase in purchase price, but the fact you no longer posses the ability to diagnose or repair it and the thousands it can cost to repair the **** if something does go wrong?

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General Two Stroke Talk / FIRST LOOK ? SHERCO?S 300 SE-R FUEL INJECTION
« on: December 26, 2014, 10:32:54 AM »
Im still waiting on someone to explain to me whats wrong with a carburetor and a box of spare jets...

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General Two Stroke Talk / Stewie needs to play on a 2 stroke
« on: December 23, 2014, 10:02:54 PM »
Talk about a sport with Doping problems, just Goggle "Tour de France Doping" and check out the wiki. I knew some of it was going on and the Armstrong case just topped it off but I had no idea it was so prevalent! If cycling has these problems, every top sport does. It is no wonder the International Organizations are cracking down.

The more I look into this phenomenon, the more I agree with the FIM. In no way should Stewie be allowed to ride and I doubt I'll support any company that would allow him to represent them during this time of "punishment".

You know, I am not a Jeff Emig fan, but I appreciate his ability on a bike, and his willingness to grow beyond his transgression. He was a rich playboy and had to put a lot of effort into "growing up". He lost his sponsor (Kawasaki) until he demonstrated the appropriate behavior during his probation. I still don't like his color commentating but I respect the work he has put in to get where he is. From a fan's point of view, he has redeemed himself. Now it is Bubba's turn.

As much as we all hate Emig's commentating, I most definitely respect him for picking himself up. Not a whole lot of guys could have come off beating Mc'grath (granted with the extensive help of mike larroco) to that low point and still rebound. And you know, in just about every sport, there is a commentator that people hate, and there is one that people like. I believe alot of what goes on in the booth with ralph, carmichael (or whoever is doing it) and Emig IS scripted out to add to the drama.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Stewie needs to play on a 2 stroke
« on: December 21, 2014, 06:25:24 PM »
the thing is he failed for amphetamines not for ADD medication the test can't tell what it is , for all they know he could have been taking speed or ice . he told them it was from the doctor but it could be anything , that is why they have to declare it before hand .

no ones fault but his own he and his management know the rules so why didn't they just declare it ?

Thats exactly right. All the test showed positive for was amphetamines. Its impossible to get an exact source of said amphetamine. It could have been anything from ADD meds to high level steriods. This is a key bit of information that all the media seems t be missing.

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2014 was a ****ing **** year for me. Had fitness problems early in the year, got that fixed, crashed hard at a sand track and spent the next two months in rehab and another month and a half getting back to exercise. Then the local tracks management changed and all racing for the year was canceled. FML.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Stewie needs to play on a 2 stroke
« on: December 18, 2014, 11:16:44 PM »
Now I am not accusing Bubba of anything but what I am going to say might sound like it. I am just speculating. What they found in the urine sample was amphetamine (speed - come on, that is funny. The Fastest Man on the Planet (tm) is on SPEED!). They didn't find his ADHD drug, only a component of it (because that is all they were looking for). But supposing he was actually taking Speed (amphetamine) recreationally or as a performance enhancer? I can find him a Doc who will prescribe it for him, even get him to back date the script. You can't tell me Suzuki can't do it too. And here's another thing; he claims to have taken it since he was a child? Oh Really? He was damn near a professional rider (for Kawasaki's Team Green) growing up. He has raced at the top levels of his classes for almost 25 years. He turned pro 14 years ago and has been a dominant force the entire time. Are you REALLY going to tell me that he only just now failed a pee-test? All the while taking this medication all these years?

How long as the AMA been using the FIM anti doping policy though? I thought it was only recent.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Stewie needs to play on a 2 stroke
« on: December 18, 2014, 06:14:42 AM »
Stewie on a 2 stoke would be a new younger man...Just sayin.....

Note that I said PRO racing. While I don't think you will see him line up again next year, maybe not even this years nationals, he may very well end up racing on a smaller scale for a few more years yet.

But I can honestly say I really hope he proves me wrong. I really hope he swallows the disappointment and puts in a REAL last season next year. How awesome would it be if he won a championship again? I dont understand why they even bothered with the appeal to be honest. Even if he gets his name cleared, supercross will be half way over at best before he lines up behind the gate.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Stewie needs to play on a 2 stroke
« on: December 18, 2014, 02:39:58 AM »
I think this might be the nail in the coffin... He said last year that this would 90% likely be his  last year in pro racing. I don't think hes going to bounce back from this one.

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Vintage Two Strokes / RM500 Refresh
« on: August 11, 2014, 05:30:32 AM »
What a beauty! Nice work mate.

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Vintage Two Strokes / 1986 RM125 Rebuild
« on: July 02, 2014, 09:11:57 PM »
Hehehehe dem phillips head screws eh? Yamaha used em in some places too. I hated them. KTM's torx screws are much better and they only use em where you can't really use a hex head now thankfully.

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Technical / CR 85 loses spark
« on: June 25, 2014, 04:47:53 AM »
Sounds most definitely heat related. You probably already know this but heat increases resistance, resistance can fault a component or wiring to the point that you lose spark. Have you noticed does it do it quicker on hotter days.

You can improvise on testing procedure eprov recommended. Make sure the bike starts, has spark. Pick a component, heat it up, fire the bike up, turn it off, move to the next one.....
I friggen hate going through electrical test procedures personally.

x2 My old CR had no spark consistently so atleast I could just test each component without having to heat the bastard up :D

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Vintage Two Strokes / 1986 RM125 Rebuild
« on: June 25, 2014, 04:45:53 AM »
Very wiz bang mate, but black frame? No candy blue?  :o :'(

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